More than 400 proportive activists traveling in a flotilla for the Gaza Strip were arrested by the Israeli naval forces, after a 12 -hour operation.
More than 400 Protected Activists aboard 41 ships From an aid flotilla for the Gaza Strip were arrested by the Israeli naval forces, an Israeli responsible said Thursday.
“During an operation that lasted about 12 hours, the staff of the Israeli navy frustrated an attempt to incurs on a large scale by hundreds of people aboard 41 ships, who had declared their intention to violate the legal maritime blockade in the Gaza Strip,” the official explained.
As detailed by the same source, the action was framed in Israel’s security policy in the coastal area, under blocking for years.
“At the end of the operation, more than 400 participants were transferred with total security to the port of Ashdod, so that the Israeli police take care of them,” added.
The flotilla had crossed the exclusion zone declared by Israelabout 200 kilometers from the coast of Gaza, where sometimes previously interceptions were also produced. Witnesses reported that at least 20 war ships surrounded the main shipsamong them the Soulthe flagship of the mission.
There are Argentines among the detainees in the flotilla traveling to Gaza
The lawyer and leader of the Left Front, Myriam Bregmanhe said in social networks that among those detained after the Israeli interception there are Argentine citizens.
As indicated, it is arrested Celeste Fierromilitant of its space, along with other activists. Thus, left -wing groups made a march in Plaza de Mayo on Wednesday to demand their freedom.
Source: Ambito
